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Taliban bombs made with British electronics: report (AFP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 12:37 AM CST AFP - Some roadside bombs used by the Taliban in Afghanistan include electronic parts that originally came from Britain and were supplied by British Muslims, the Daily Telegraph reported Saturday.

Guantanamo Bay inmate to be sent to Britain (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 02:13 PM CST AP - A former U.K. resident who alleges he was tortured while in U.S. custody will soon be released from Guantanamo Bay and sent back to Britain, authorities said Friday.

Bonhams to auction wines hidden from Nazis (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 11:31 AM CST AP - The Nazis have long since gone and it may be time at last to pop the corks.

British resident to be freed from Guantanamo Bay (Reuters) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 11:15 AM CST Reuters - The United States has agreed to release Binyam Mohamed, a British resident held at the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay for the past five years without charge, Britain's Foreign Office said on Friday.

Banker runs up £43,000 bar bill in one night: report (AFP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 11:10 AM CST AFP - Bankers have been blamed and bonuses have been slashed, but one City financier this week thumbed his nose at the financial crisis - running up a £43,000 bar bill, a report said on Friday.

UK says Guantanamo Bay inmate to be returned (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 10:07 AM CST AP - British officials say the United States has agreed to transfer Guantanamo Bay inmate Binyam Mohamed to Britain.

Mining giant Anglo American axes 19,000 jobs (AFP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 09:45 AM CST AFP - Global mining giant Anglo American said Friday it will cut 19,000 jobs this year after posting a 29-percent fall in 2008 net earnings -- the latest victim in a worldwide slump in demand for raw materials.

ELO bass player Kelly Groucutt dead at 63 (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 09:34 AM CST AP - Kelly Groucutt, former bass player with 1970s rock hitmakers ELO, has died aged 63.

Britain asked to wait on Qatada deportation (AFP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 08:19 AM CST AFP - The European Court of Human Rights called Friday on Britain to postpone its deportation to Jordan of radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada until after it had heard his appeal.

British reality TV star is dying in the spotlight (Reuters) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 07:03 AM CST Reuters - Jade Goody, a young British woman who won fame on a reality television show, is playing out her final days in the glare of a celebrity-obsessed nation before she dies of cancer.

Home repossessions jump 50 percent (AFP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 05:52 AM CST AFP - The number of homes repossessed last year jumped by more than 50 percent to reach a 12-year high as the financial crisis left home owners unable to pay their mortgages, industry figures released on Friday show.

Anglo American cuts 19,000 jobs as profits fall (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 05:48 AM CST AP - Mining company Anglo American PLC said Friday it will cut 19,000 jobs this year and suspend dividend payments after reporting a 29 percent drop in 2008 profits.

Two London teenagers stabbed to death (AFP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 05:31 AM CST AFP - Two teenagers were stabbed to death in separate incidents overnight in London, police said on Friday.

Retail sales climb in January (AFP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 05:06 AM CST AFP - Retail sales posted a surprise 0.7 percent month-on-month rise in January, figures from the Office of National Statistics showed Friday.

Baboons, colons, sieves vie for odd-book prize (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 05:05 AM CST AP - Books about baboons, colons and a French dairy product are among the finalists announced Friday for the Diagram Prize for year's oddest book title.

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